Burlington, MA - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced additional dates for their North American tour. The added dates run from July 7 to the 19th and round out the already announced tour that begins in Louisville, KY on April 19th. With a band led by T Bone Burnett, the pair will perform songs from the acclaimed Raising Sand (Rounder Records) as well as a few selections from each artist's discography.

The video for "Please Read The Letter" - the second single from the album - was added to heavy rotation on CMT earlier this week. Raising Sand was recently certified RIAA Platinum and the single "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" garnered a Grammy® award for best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

Confirmed Raising Sand North American Tour Dates (* Indicates New Date):

4/19/08 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
4/20/08 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
4/22/08 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum
4/23/08 - Chattanooga, TN - Memorial Auditorium
4/25/08 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
4/26/08 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
6/2/08 - Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Civic Center
6/4/08 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
6/5/08 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
6/7/08 - Canandaigua, NY - CMAC
6/8/08 - Atlantic City NJ - Borgata
6/10/08 - New York, NY - MSG Theatre
6/11/08 - New York, NY - MSG Theatre
6/13/08 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Pavillion
6/14/08 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Civic Center
6/15/08 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
6/17/08 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
6/19/08 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
6/21/08 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/23/08 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
6/24/08 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
6/25/08 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
6/27/08 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
6/28/08 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Harveys
6/30/08 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys
7/1/08 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
*7/7/08 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
7/10/08 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
*7/11/08 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
*7/12/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center For Performing Arts
*7/14/08 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
*7/15/08 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
*7/18/08 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
*7/19/08 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center

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For more information on Robert Plant and Alison Krauss please contact:
Nick Baily (nbaily@shorefire.com">nbaily@shorefire.com) or Maggie Poulos (mpoulos@shorefire.com" title="mailto:mpoulos@shorefire.com">mpoulos@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media|718.522.7171 or
Jennifer Sacca (jsacca@rounder.com">jsacca@rounder.com) at Rounder Records|617.218.4503